Patterson, AR is a small town located in the rolling hills of Arkansas. The population here is diverse and close-knit, and local politics reflect this strong sense of community. Local elections are often hotly contested with many different candidates vying for the attention of voters. Each candidate brings a unique set of experiences and ideas to the table, making it difficult to choose between them. All candidates work hard to gain support from Patterson’s citizens, so that they can effectively represent their needs and concerns in local government. As such, political campaigns here are very energetic and passionate affairs that often bring out the best in everyone involved.
The political climate in Patterson, AR is moderately conservative.
Woodruff County, AR is strongly conservative. In Woodruff County, AR 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodruff county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 34.6%.
Woodruff county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Patterson, AR is moderately conservative.
Woodruff County, Arkansas is strongly conservative.
Arkansas is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Patterson, Arkansas: D D d d r R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Patterson, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $43,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $622 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $24,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $484 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)